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  1. The challenge is: interventions that are implementable, practical & improve the livelihoods of the urban poor & hence alleviate poverty!
  2. Looking into 'Climate Proofing' the urban poor & how to integrate climate change adaptation into urban planning...interesting stuff
  3. Registration entries for the Conference end on Wednesday this week!! http://bit.ly/1s8TsK Register now!!!
  4. Times running out!! if you are involved in Urban Development in SA you need to be at this conference http://bit.ly/1s8TsK
  5. Urban Land Conference, Gauteng, SA, Draft Conf Programme: http://www.urbanlandmark.org.za/conference/programme.php
  6. Time is running out! if you care about Urban Development, Land, poverty Alleviation http://www.urbanlandmark.org.za/conference/index.php
  7. URBAN LANDMARK CONFERENCE see link http://www.urbanlandmark.org.za/conference/index.php
  8. poverty reduction is grounded in land! without dealing with tenure issues poverty reduction will be a non -starter!!
  9. 1st phase of Land Use Magament Bill revision underway, UrbanWiki progressing & an epiphany, land markets r fundamental to securing Tenure!
  10. The Development Facilitation Act review, Western Cape Land Release Programme project get underway soon & the UrbanWiki needs some TLC...
  11. Interesting work comming up, Western Cape Land Release Programme, national land audit, and Land Use Mgt Bill revision & 2nd economy stuff!
  12. We'll be meeting the World Bank Institute on collaborative activities for 2009/10 specifically the State of African Cities & UrbanWiki
  13. Urban LandMark is doing interesting work with HDA, WBI, & UN-Habitat on land availability, land economics, property markets & an UrbanWiki.
  14. Interesting report by Rode & Associates http://bit.ly/2kvcg on SA's building industry
  15. Great w/shop in Cape Town last week, discussed the outcomes of research we commissioned on land tenure, ownership & access in New Crossroads
  16. We have done some amazing research on urban land use integration and understanding perspectives & perceptions the poor have about land
  17. incremental tenure, interesting concept...informal settlement upgrading, another tough one!
  18. we're developing an economics 'primer' which will simplify the economy of markets, making it accessible to a wider audience in development.
  19. How to integrate the needs of the poor i.t.o of land in urban centres with the need to keep the property market dynamic? there are options..
  20. Urban LandMark: An NGO researching urban land economics, development, markets & how these impact on the poor's ability to access urban land